Keeping the community informed
Council updates, Sustainability and environment, Waste and recycling
Let’s bust some Recycling Myths
Let’s bust some common recycling myths to help Moonee Valley Recycle Right! Myth #1: The whole truck load gets sent to landfill if one person in my street isn’t recycling right. No, recycling will only be sent to landfill if a significant proportion is contaminated, or if the waste in the truck catches fire!…
Business, Council updates, Sustainability and environment
Business Renewables Buying Group
Are you a large market energy consumer wanting to join a group to purchase 100% renewable electricity? We are joining together with councils across Victoria to assist businesses to purchase renewable energy and cut their emissions. The Business Renewable Buying Group is open to businesses across Victoria consuming over 500MWh per annum of electricity (spending…
Council updates, Sustainability and environment
Free solar sharing assessment for apartments in Moonee Valley
Do you live in a multi-dwelling apartment block in Moonee Valley? Want to go solar but don’t know how? We have a limited number of free assessments for apartments which are at least two storeys high and have at least six dwellings. This is part of Let’s Go Zero Moonee Valley, our community carbon emission…
Events, Sustainability and environment, Waste and recycling
Detox Your Home this September 2023
It’s time to clean those unwanted household chemicals out of your shed, cupboard and from under your sink to dispose of them safely at Sustainability Victoria’s Detox your Home event! Saturday 9 September, 2023 8.00am – 2.00pm Moonee Valley Transfer Station (188 Holmes Road, Aberfeldie) Registration to this FREE event is essential and…
Council updates, Parks and open spaces, Sustainability and environment
Free cat desexing
Free cat desexing – Allocation exhausted _______________________ We are excited to be able to offer FREE cat desexing places to eligible residents thanks to support from the Victorian State Government’s Animal Welfare Fund Grants Program. We have limited places available for FREE cat desexing at two participating Vet Clinics in the north-west metro…
Council updates, Sustainability and environment
That’s a wrap! – Community Emissions Taskforce
Council has a key target in MV2040 to achieve zero net emissions for our community by 2040. Earlier this year, our Carbon Emissions Reduction Taskforce, comprised of 45 diverse members chosen to represent a cross section of our community, met over the course of 3 full day sessions to discuss and workshop the important question, ‘How…
Family, Sustainability and environment
How to lower your energy bills this winter
With the colder weather, and rising energy prices, heating your home can be a big expense. Here are some tips and tricks to keep your home warm and some places you can go for help if you are struggling to pay your energy bill. Need financial help with energy bills? Here are some great avenues…
Council updates, Sustainability and environment, Waste and recycling
MEDIA RELEASE: FOGO gets the go-ahead in Moonee Valley
Action to reduce residential waste and ensure more sustainable waste collection has been given the green light, with Moonee Valley City Council resolving to endorse the expansion of the food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste service to all single-dwelling households this coming financial year. An additional 21,000 households in Moonee Valley will benefit from…
Council updates, Events, Family, Parks and open spaces, Sustainability and environment, Valley Youth
National Tree Day 2023 – Planting Event
Join us for Australia’s largest community tree planting day! Come along to Rose Hill Park to enjoy the fun and chance to get active outdoors in nature.
Council updates, Sustainability and environment
Community taskforce challenged to help reduce carbon emissions
45 community members have been tasked with an important question: Council has a key target in MV2040 to achieve zero net emissions for our community by 2040. How should Council reduce community carbon emissions? Find out how they went!